''The Fix'' is the seventh
studio album
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by American rapper
Scarface. The album was released on August 6, 2002. The album debuted at #4 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, with well over 160,000 copies sold in its 1st week. Guest artists on the album include
Jay-Z
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,
Beanie Sigel
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,
Nas
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,
Faith Evans
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, and
WC. Producers include
Mike Dean,
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
,
Tony Pizarro Tony Pizarro is an American entertainment executive and record producer, listed as one of the "Top 50 Hip Hop Producers" of all time.
Contributing to selling over 75 million records as Tupac Shakur's producer, songwriter, recording engineer, and ...
,
Nottz
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, and
The Neptunes
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.
''The Fix'' was Scarface's first release on
Def Jam Recordings
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; he became the president of
Def Jam South
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in 2001. Three singles were released from ''The Fix''. The first was the song "
Guess Who's Back
"Guess Who's Back" is a song by American rapper Scarface featuring American rappers Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. It is the lead single from Scarface's seventh studio album '' The Fix'' (2002). The song was produced by Kanye West, who also provides ...
" featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel. The second was "
My Block", with a music video directed by
Marc Klasfeld
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. The third single "Someday" contained a music video that was directed by former
10cc
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member
Kevin Godley
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. The track "In Cold Blood" was featured on the video game ''
Def Jam Vendetta
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,'' where Scarface is also included as a playable fighter.
In 2010, it was reported by
HipHopDX
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...
Scarface would be making a sequel to ''The Fix'' called ''The Habit''.
Reception
In 2009, ''
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...
'' ranked the album at #185 on their ''Top 200 Albums of the 2000s'' list.
Track listing
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fix, The
2002 albums
Scarface (rapper) albums
Def Jam Recordings albums
Albums produced by the Neptunes
Albums produced by Kanye West
Albums produced by Nottz
Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer)